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Newspaper

Bedford Weekly Mail

Location

Bedford, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1915

Page

3

Small Town Notes From Yellowstone Region

Rayburn Reed spends Wednesday night with daughter at Kate McPike home. Morton Mitchell and Dessie Cain wed at Emmett Hillenburg home near Yellowstone. Oliver Fleetwood improves after illness. Clois Skerd travels to Heltonville for High School event. Many residents endure sickness, travel and school closures due to high water and muddy roads. Saints church services planned by Rev. John Duncan. community neighborly notices and local travel plans noted.

Rayburn Reed Kate McPike Morton Mitchell Hickory Grove Dessie Cain Yellowstone Emmett Hillenburg Saints Church John Duncan

Local Notes From Huron Community Update

Huron reports visiting residents and locals including Dr. W H Dings of Mitchell examining patients. Mrs. Lucinda McCart remains very low. Mitchell visits by several residents and family trips to Liberal Kansas and Willow Valley are noted along with rheumatism care for Cora Lynn and various brief calls by Shoals and Mitchell residents.

E. E.long Shoals Cora Lynn

Local News Notes and Social Roster

Mrs M C Marks called to Bedford to be with sister Martha Judson. W H Hughes and BE A Dixon attended to business at Lawrenceport. Henry Hoggatt and J K Link at Sulphur Spring sale. J D Moorehead to open sugar camp with 530 trees and evaporator. Hubert Simpson attended to business at Mitchell. Geo Link at Bedford. Rev Fred Reynolds quit meetings due to illness. Henry Hunsucker weekend guest at Seymour. Y L Neidelser and wife with Noble Smith at Rivervale. Wim Gordon and wife with Kelly Smith and Mrs M J Moachs at Mitchell. Miss Oleva Hughes visiting Campbellsburg. Cupid ties two weddings: Virgil Simpson weds Martha Williams. Rev Frank Martin officiates. Roscoe Meadows weds Susan Edith Link at Bedford. Susan daughter of John A Link. Charivari at Virgie Simpson’s.

Cupid Virgil Simpson Martha Williams Lafayette Williams Washington County Frank Martin Roscoe Meadows Susan Edith Link Bedford Miss Sussan John A. Link

Funeral marks end of era as Bartlett family matriarch dies

The funeral of Mrs Martha Bartlett was held at the Christian church with a crowded house. She came to the area with S J Bartlett in 1854 and lived on the farm where she died for over fifty years. A devout Christian, she maintained faith despite declining health.

Martha Bartlett Christian Church

Local Social Notes Highlight Community Guests

The report lists residents and visitors in town. Harry Mayfield and his wife from Robinson, Al., stayed with Homer Barker and his wife. Mrs. Minerva Thrawl visited relatives in Claysville and returned home. Samuel Hunsucker remains on the singe list.

Harry Mayfield Robinson, al Homer Barker Minerva Thrawl Claysville Samuel Hunsucker

Mrs. Otho Bowden Correspondent Sees Illness at Local Home

Fine spring weather as Dr Freeland of Bedford visits Sunday afternoon to check on Mrs Howard Hill who remains quite sick.

Dr. Freeland Bedford Howard Hill

Local residents gather for institutes and revivals this week

Delight Stannard reports Thomas Channey and families moving to Paul Short's farm for summer. Visits include Lex Gainey of Liberty and several locals attending church, institute events, and revival meetings led by Rev. Kniesley. Automobiles purchased. saw mill busy. many locals visit kin and host gatherings.

Thomas Channey Bedford Paul Short

Mitchell resident Ida Baugh visits daughters then returns home

Ida Baugh of Mitchell returned home Monday after visiting daughters Mrs Sarl Bolling and Mrs Albert Flinn. Henry Dowling visited his sister Mrs Sam Collier at Lawrenceport Tuesday. Unclear notes mention Uncle Don Dandridge and Mrs Sarah Dixon being ill. Cliff Scott moved his family into two rooms of R N Dixons Tuesday.

Ida Baugh Mitchell Sarl Bolling Albert Flinn Henry Dowling Sam Collier Lawrenceport Cliff Scott R. N. Dixon

A Civil War Veteran Visits Kin Across City

John N. Wallace an aged Civil War veteran from North Q street traveled to Heltonville on Thursday to visit Rev. Roy Banks and his family. Mrs Banks is Wallace’s daughter.

John N. Wallace North Q Street Heltonville Roy Banks Banks Wallace

Zelma Woman Returns Home After Visit

Mrs. Sarah Michaels of Zelma returns Thursday from a visit with daughter Mrs. George Weddie. Claude Colglazier of Bryantsville was in the city Thursday on business.

Sarah Michaels Zelma George Weddie Claude Colglazier Bryantsville

Birthday Party Guests Farewell After Celebration

A group including Quackenbush Curtis Butler Jee Rainey Alus Craig Roscoe Sears Osburn Brown William Baker Char qrey Tucker Opal Brown Emery Bord Oitus Liall Alie Baker Clyde Lamb Pastel Sears and Josephy Smith attended a birthday gathering. They enjoyed the evening very much and departed at a late hour wishing her many more happy birthdays.

Senate committee schedules measures on work for husbands and nonpartisan elections

The Senate Judiciary committees favor passage of a bill requiring men who refuse to support families to work on the streets, with an amendment to pay the family $1 daily. They back a nonpartisan judicial candidate election bill and other measures on fires, veterans hunting rights, and debt guardians. The Poultry Cuts catalogue advertises dozens of breeds with prices. Joseph Roberts, a street resident, is ill.

Senate Judiciary Committees Committee On Judiciary B R. H. Jackson Senate Committee On Judiciary A Ballou Judiciary A Wood Senate Committee On Judiciary B Hikman

Fayetteville Social News Notes from Bedford Visit

Mrs Blanche Fields reports Cretus Kern and sons Claude and Nobuey traveled to Bedford on business. Misses Close Kern and Flora Fields joined Eva Hall's seventeenth birthday gathering with friends including Hazel McCain, Madge Hall, Bessie Adamson and others.

Cretus Kern and Sons Claude and Nobuey Bedford Misses Close Kern Flora Fields Wilma Adamson Coxton Eva Hall Hazel McCain Orange County Madge Hall Bessie Adamson Feneba Sears Ferel Wagner Myrtle Craig Algie Baker Rose Ethel Lamb Lela Hall Pearl Hall Winnie Pierce Plora Fields Clare Kern Edith Hall Elsie Smith Claude Kern Volney Kern Coror i Cole Isom Perkins Henry Fortnarr Doyle Craig Noah Wagner Ben

Banks and Trusts Report Delayed on Mortgage Loan Dept Bill

Banking and trust companies report indefinite postponement of the bill from Senator Lanz that would authorize trust firms to organize mortgage loan departments.

Lanz

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Anna McPike Oliver Fleetwood Clois Skerd Clark School Sarah K. Ritter A. Keller John Glascoe James N. Nikels Thomas Combs D. L. Clark Oklahoma Ira Nikels Moses Glascoe John Terrell Eli Fowler Kitty I. Sipes Otto Ritter Bartlettsville Walter Norman Oma Reed Clara Glascoe Mrs. McCart Harry Blackwell A. L. Elmore Price Terry Amy Terrell Huron Anna Murphy W. H. Dings Lucinda McCart John Landreth Wm. Jones John Taylor Golda Cox Lester I. Connerley J. W. Burton James McNabb Thomas Landreth Liberal Kansas Flora Elliott Willow Valley Q. M. Dickey Otis Erwin and John Stiles Walter Pierce Frank Young M. C. Marks Martha Judson W. H. Hughes BE. A. Dixon Henry Hoggatt J. K. Link J.D. Moorehead Hubert Simpson Geo. Link Fred Reynolds Henry Hunsucker Seymour Y. L. Neidelser Noble Smith and Wife Rivervale Wim Gordon Kelly Smith M. J. Maochs Oleva Hughes Campbellsburg Virgie Simpson Jeffie Sowder W.C. Sowder I. C. Sowder Everett Sowder Edgar Norman Edgar Ross Rollan Norman Veda Crecraft and Family Stanley Crecraft and Family Ezra Kinser Bloomington Wim. Kinser Here Jéric Starr Mrs Calvin Starr Alonzo Thartlett H. J. Sewder Ister Otho Bowden Delight Stannard Lex Gainey Liberty, Ind Cleo Gray Harry Beyers Politic John Hert Williams Bonnie Duncan Switz City Kniesley Caswell Giles William Chestnut Thad Bridwell Avoca Quincy Short Ada Myers Ethel Wells Genora Wagner May Feltner Alma Dillman Stacia Bowden Emily Hobson Crawfordsville Indian Creek Township Ollie Collins Trinity S. A. McClung Billy Duncan John Smith Fayetteville Teachers Institute Farmers Institute Elza Smith Charles Hendrickson Emily and Beulah Hobson Isabella White Port William O.T. Bowden Lyle McChing Floyd Bone Lottie Hatfield Bair Wesley's Chapel Dottie Williams Dera Dorsett Seletz Seletz Clothing and Shoes East Side Square Diamond Grocery Nena Flora Mathias Don Dandridge RE. C. Faris Mert Allen Henry Williams Kelvey Jackson Sarah Dixon RY Goods Latires Price Senate Committee The Senate Committee On Banks Plymouth Rhode Island R. C. Rhode Is R. C. Rhode Island W Or S. C R. C. Baik R. C S.C Hamburg Png Rouen Aedook Joseph Roberts Ninencenil Blanche Fields Sarah Veach Cecil Boyd Baby Noble Boyd Sarah Frank Fortner Weford Meglemre Keach & Meglemre J St Foster Block Bedford, Ind
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